Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-22
SCOTS HlATOoA-Gov. SPRAGUE AND
THE MORGAN REGISTER.
HARVARD JUNCTION, H.,

July II, 1887. I
Editor Register Will you be kind
enough TO insert in your next issue the
extended pedigree of SCOTS Hiatoga?
Was Governor Sprague sired by Rhode
Island or Ethan Allen? | have a mare
sired by Green Mountain Boy (sire of
the dam of Herod) dam by Iceberg, sec
ond dam by Black Flying Cloud, son of
Hills Black Hawk. Is my mare bred so
that she can be registered in your Nor
gan stud and mare book to be published
by Jos. Battell?
Yours truly,
C.. VI. JOHNSON.
Sanders says, in the Breeders Trot-
ting Stud Book, of Scotts Hiatoga, or
Tuscarawas Chief, that he was a bay
horse, foaled 1858, bred by j. 5. Scott of
East Springfield, jefferson Co., Ohio; got
by Hardy's uiatoga, son of Rices Hiato-
ga; dam by Blind Tuckahoe, PAGER; sec
ond dam by Consult died Sept. 20, 1876.
the property of G.. NJ. Hoover Il Co.,
Bradford, Ohio. Was fast PAGER.
Manley's Hiatoga Mr.. Sanders gives
as a bay horse, foaled 1919, got by Rice S
EIatoga, son of the PAGER Hiatoga, that
was brought from Virginia; dam by Tai
madge's Fire-Tail.
original information about the Hiatogas,
the answers to which will be published as
received.
We have as yet no original information
as to the sire of Gov. Sprague. We
have never seen any sufficient reason to
doubt that he was got by Rhode Island,
as claimed by his breeders. We under
stand their claim to be that he was got
| by Rhode Island, dam Belle Brandon, by
| llambletonian; second dam by Young
Bacchus; third dam, :. t. b. the Worden
mare, by EXton's Eclipse. This mare,
Belle Brandon, was the dam of Amy,
2:20i, by Volunteer. Amy we have seen,
and more beautiful mare, or one of finer
quality, in all respects, we have rarely
ever seen. As we remember her she had
no coarseness, but was Il superb and
beautiful mare. This suggests to us that
her dam, from whatever source she got
it, gave a fine quality and Il handsome
! formation to her colts and might account
for the fact that Gov. Sprague was said
to be beautifully turned horse, in this
respect resembling the Ethan Aliens and
not at all his reputed sire, Rhode Island
The fine and game quality impaired to
her offspring by Belle Brandon we judge
comes largely from her dam. that wa,
IL
Exton's Eclipse. Young Bacchus is Civ.
en- in Sanders as by Cones Bacchus and
Cones Bacchus is represented in the Isl
vol. of Wallace as bay horse foaled
1927 got by clock pedler's horse of un.
known pedigree, called Gray's Bacchus
from running-bred and apparently
thoroughbred Maryland mare by Sky
Scraper. EXton's Eclipse was by Eclipse
dam by Exton. Eclipse was by Duroc
son of imp DiOmed. and his dam, Miller
Damsel, by imported Messenger.
Belle Brandon, then, apparently run,
to Messenger four times-three through
IIambletOnian and one through Exton':
Eclipse. She runs to Diomed once, anC
very possibly, we would almost say
probably, has Il Morgan cross in the ped
ler's Bacchus.
If Mr.. Sprague would assist us W,
would be disposed to clear up, if posi-
BILE, any possible doubt that there may
be as to the sire of Gov Sprague. w,
suppose that the doubt comes in as t
whether he was "A colt of Belle Brandon
it being claimed by some that the colt,
got mixed in being sent from Providenc,
to Kansas.
AS regards the registering of the mare
we would say that hereafter all horses
including mares and geldings, tracing il
direct line to Justin Morgan through
their sires and having,at least, one-sixty
fourth Morgan blood, will be registered
by us and eventually published in bool
form at the usual fee of one dollar each
OF course, in doing this the pedigree,
would have to be substantiated and thi
could only be fully done by giving tn,
names of breeders, although at times
sssaid fO he may bp admitted bnt M